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Cincinnati Masters: Benoit Paire upsets 5th seed Denis Shapovalov in 2nd round

Mercurial Benoit Paire tasted his first win over a top-ten player since 2017 when he defeated fifth seed Denis Shapovalov in the second round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.

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Published on Aug 18, 2021 01:47 PM IST

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Murray in tears after beating Paire 6-3, 6-2 at Queen's Club

It was Murray's first grass-court match in three years and he felt right at home, converting all three break points and never facing one himself.

Andy Murray made a winning return in his first singles match on grass for three years. (AP)

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Updated on Jun 16, 2021 07:50 AM IST

AP | , London

Mladenovic-Babos withdrawn from US Open doubles after quarantine notice

Mladenovic is one of 10 players who came in contact with France’s Benoit Paire, who was pulled out from the men’s field at the hardcourt major after testing positive for the new coronavirus.

Timea Babos (L) and Kristina Mladenovic (R) speak before a point during the women’s doubles final of the Australian Open earlier this year(Getty Images)

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Updated on Sep 06, 2020 08:45 AM IST

New York | ByReuters

Pella hits out at US Open organisers over COVID-19 protocols

Tournament organisers refused to divulge the identity of the player but Paire, who was removed from the draw on Sunday, later confirmed on social media that he had tested positive.

Tennis - Australian Open - Third Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 24, 2020. Argentina's Guido Pella in action during his match against Italy's Fabio Fognini. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Files(REUTERS)

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Updated on Sep 02, 2020 04:50 PM IST

NEW YORK | ByReuters

Talk of ‘fake bubble,’ ‘bubble in bubble’ on US Open’s Day 1

The players were not identified to the AP by the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the U.S. Tennis Association did not announce the names of anyone involved.

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Updated on Sep 01, 2020 09:38 AM IST

New York | ByAssociated Press

Paire tests positive for COVID-19 before US Open: Report

Paire’s name no longer appeared on the list of seeds on the tournament website on Sunday and the men’s draw showed Majchrzak would play Spain’s Marcel Granollers.

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Updated on Aug 31, 2020 09:17 AM IST

NEW YORK | ByReuters

Paire hangs on to beat Cilic, Fognini shocked by Evans in Dubai

Paire broke as he clung on and then won the set in the opening match of the day played in desert conditions in which temperatures reached 29 degrees Celsius (82.4 degrees fahrenheit).

France's Benoit Paire runs to make a forehand return.(AP)

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Updated on Feb 25, 2020 11:34 PM IST

Dubai | ByAgence France-Presse

Tata Open 2020: Five foreign tennis stars to watch out for

Tata Open 2020: The qualifying rounds will be played on February 1 and 2. Serbian star Viktor Troicki and Netherlands’ Robin Haase will be star attraction at the qualifying rounds.

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Updated on Jan 20, 2020 09:40 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Benoit Paire, Ugo Humbert set up all French final in Auckland

Ugo Humbert attacked Isner at his strongest point, the serve, on his way to a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 victory, while fifth-seed Benoit Paire beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 7-6 (7/1), 6-2.

Benoit Paire of France reacts during his match against Dusan Lajovic of Serbia.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Jan 17, 2020 04:32 PM IST

Auckland | ByAgence France-Presse

Denis Shapovalov falls to French qualifier Ugo Humbert in Auckland

There was only one break in each set of the evenly contested clash with Humbert winning 7-5, 6-4, clinching the victory with the Canadian’s sixth double fault.

Canada's Denis Shapovalov reacts during his Quarter Final singles match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Jan 16, 2020 04:36 PM IST

Auckland | ByAgence France-Presse

Benoit Paire and Ivo Karlovic set for Tata Open Maharashtra return

Last edition’s runner-up Ivo Karlovic will return for the third edition of the tournament, which has now been shifted to first week of February instead of being a season-opener.

France's Benoit Paire in action during his match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Sergio Perez(REUTERS)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2019 04:43 PM IST

Pune | ByPress Trust of India

Novak Djokovic sends Serbia through as France knocked out of Davis Cup

France’s early exit is a major surprise given they were the top seeds in the competition, which they have won on 10 previous occasions and were only denied an 11th success by Croatia in last year’s final.

File image of Serbia's Novak Djokovic.(AP)

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Updated on Nov 21, 2019 09:09 PM IST

London | ByAgence France-Presse

Paire, Hurkacz survive long day to reach Winston-Salem final

In the final, Paire will face Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, who topped 20-year-old qualifier Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4.

Benoit Paire, of France, hits a return to Steve Johnson, of the United States, during the Winston-Salem Open tennis tournament in Winston-Salem, N.C., Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.(AP)

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Updated on Aug 24, 2019 12:27 PM IST

North Carolina | ByReuters

Paire survives Humbert scare to reach Winston-Salem quarters

Paire will face Spanish 11th seed Pablo Carreno Busta who beat Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(7) 6-0

Benoit Paire of France returns a volley to Ugo Humbert of France in the third round of the Winston-Salem Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Winston-Salem, N.C.(AP)

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Updated on Aug 22, 2019 12:40 PM IST

North Carolina | ByReuters

Prajnesh goes down to top seed Benoit Paire; ousted from Winston-Salem Open

The left-handed Indian, ranked 89, could convert just one of his five break chances to suffer a 3-6 5-7 loss to his French opponent in a match that lasted one hour and 10 minutes on Tuesday night.

India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran went down to Benoit Paire(AP)

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Updated on Aug 21, 2019 10:37 AM IST

North Carolina | ByPress Trust of India

Prajnesh advances in Winston Salem Open as Bopanna-Sharan crash out

Prajnesh Gunneswaran, ranked 89th in the world, beat his German rival 6-3 6-4 in a match that lasted one hour and 13 minutes on Sunday night.

A file photo of Indian tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Aug 19, 2019 02:34 PM IST

North Carolina | ByPress Trust of India

Rohan Bopanna, Denis Shapovalov advance to Montreal Masters semifinal

The Indo-Canadian got a walkover in their quarterfinal clash against France’s Benoit Paire and Swiss Stan Wawrinka.

Denis Shapovalov of Canada and Rohan Bopanna of India in action.(Getty Images)

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Updated on Aug 10, 2019 06:06 PM IST

Montreal | ByPTI

ATP Washington Open: Top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas enters quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, Tsitsipas will meet French 10th seed Benoit Paire, who ousted US fifth seed John Isner 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.

File image of Greece tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas in action during a match.(AFP)

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Updated on Aug 02, 2019 09:40 AM IST

Washington | ByAFP

Rafael Nadal racks up 90th Roland Garros win to reach quarter-finals

Rafael Nadal, bidding for a 12th title at the tournament, swept past Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Londero 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.

Spain's Rafael Nadal in action during his fourth round match against Argentina's Juan Ignacio Londero.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Jun 02, 2019 09:51 PM IST

Paris | ByAgence France-Presse

India’s Prajnesh shocks Paire at Indian Wells

Playing his maiden singles main draw at this level, the Indian left-hander Prajnesh Gunneswaran shocked the fancied French player 7-6 (5) 6-4 in one hour and 29 minutes.

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Updated on Mar 08, 2019 01:51 PM IST

Indian Wells | ByPTI

Kei Nishikori comes through ‘tricky’ Dubai debut

Asia’s top player and the world number six will meet Huburt Hurkacz in the second round at the Aviation Club after the Pole beat French qualifier Corentin Moutet 6-3, 7-5.

Benoit Paire of France and Japan's Kei Nishikori shake hands after their first round match(REUTERS)

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Updated on Feb 26, 2019 10:54 PM IST

Dubai | ByAFP

Rotterdam Open: Stan Wawrinka through as Benoit Paire switches off

After fighting through a 45-minute first set the 33-year-old Wawrinka needed just 26 more minutes to salt away the first-round victory as the moody Paire had unleashed a trademark racquet smash after dropping the opening set.

Stanislas Wawrinka celebrates after victory over France's Benoit Paire in their first round encounter.(AFP)

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Updated on Feb 12, 2019 11:34 AM IST

Rotterdam | ByAgence France-Presse

Australian Open 2019: Seventh seed Dominic Thiem limps out of Open

“It’s never easy winning like this, Dom played a tough first round. It’s never easy winning like this,” said the teenager.

Austria's Dominic Thiem looks dejected after retiring the match against Australia's Alexei Popyrin.(REUTERS)

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Published on Jan 17, 2019 02:54 PM IST

Melbourne | ByAFP

Roger Federer confirms Paris Masters participation

Roger Federer will play the winner of the tie between France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Croatia’s Milos Raonic on Wednesday after recieving a bye in the first round.

Tennis - ATP 1000 - Paris Masters - AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France - October 30, 2018 Switzerland's Roger Federer during a press conference REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes(REUTERS)

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Updated on Oct 30, 2018 11:03 PM IST

Paris | ByAFP

Defending champion Dzumhur beaten at Kremlin Cup, Paire battles through

The Bosnian, who won both the St Petersburg and Moscow tournaments last year, slumped to a 6-1 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 loss to the world number 217.

File picture of Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina(AFP)

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Updated on Oct 17, 2018 09:50 AM IST

Moscow | ByAFP

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev win through in Rogers Cup

Rafael Nadal blew past patchy Frenchman Benoit Paire while Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev registered victories at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament on Thursday.

Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a shot against Benoit Paire of France at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament.(AFP)

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Updated on Aug 09, 2018 12:07 PM IST

Omnisport | ByHT Correspondent

Andy Murray pulls out of Wimbledon ‘with heavy heart’

Andy Murray was due to play France’s Benoit Paire in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday, but he had admitted on Sunday morning that there was a chance he could pull out if his body didn’t feel right

Andy Murray has only just returned to action after 11 months on the sidelines due to a hip injury that needed surgery in January.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Jul 02, 2018 02:59 AM IST

AFP, London | ByAgence France-Presse

Roger Federer starts Wimbledon title defence vs Dusan Lajovic, Andy Murray to face Benoit Paire

Roger Federer is once again seen as the favourite and is gunning to win Wimbledon for a ninth time. He will begin his title defence against Dusan Lajovic.

Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer will begin his title defence at Wimbledon against Dusan Lajovic.(Reuters)

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Updated on Jun 29, 2018 04:40 PM IST

London | ByAgence France-Presse

Roger Federer edges Benoit Paire to advance in Halle

Roger Federer extended his grass court winning streak to 18 matches, including his titles in Stuttgart last week and at Halle and Wimbledon last year.

Switzerland tennis player Roger Federer waves after winning against France's Benoit Paire in their Round of 16 match at the ATP tennis tournament in Halle on Thursday.(AP)

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Updated on Jun 22, 2018 02:17 AM IST

Associated Press, Halle | ByAssociated Press

Kei Nishikori beats Benoit Paire at French open, faces Gilles Simon next

Kei Nishikori of Japan beat Benoit Paire to advance to the next round of French Open. He will next play Giles Simon.

Japan's Kei Nishikori beat France's Benoit Paire 6-3, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.(REUTERS)

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Updated on May 30, 2018 11:31 PM IST

Reuters, Paris | ByReuters

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Mercurial Benoit Paire tasted his first win over a top-ten player since 2017 when he defeated fifth seed Denis Shapovalov in the second round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.

It was Murray's first grass-court match in three years and he felt right at home, converting all three break points and never facing one himself.

Mladenovic is one of 10 players who came in contact with France’s Benoit Paire, who was pulled out from the men’s field at the hardcourt major after testing positive for the new coronavirus.

Tournament organisers refused to divulge the identity of the player but Paire, who was removed from the draw on Sunday, later confirmed on social media that he had tested positive.

The players were not identified to the AP by the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the U.S. Tennis Association did not announce the names of anyone involved.

Paire’s name no longer appeared on the list of seeds on the tournament website on Sunday and the men’s draw showed Majchrzak would play Spain’s Marcel Granollers.

Paire broke as he clung on and then won the set in the opening match of the day played in desert conditions in which temperatures reached 29 degrees Celsius (82.4 degrees fahrenheit).

Tata Open 2020: The qualifying rounds will be played on February 1 and 2. Serbian star Viktor Troicki and Netherlands’ Robin Haase will be star attraction at the qualifying rounds.

Ugo Humbert attacked Isner at his strongest point, the serve, on his way to a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 victory, while fifth-seed Benoit Paire beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 7-6 (7/1), 6-2.

There was only one break in each set of the evenly contested clash with Humbert winning 7-5, 6-4, clinching the victory with the Canadian’s sixth double fault.

Last edition’s runner-up Ivo Karlovic will return for the third edition of the tournament, which has now been shifted to first week of February instead of being a season-opener.

France’s early exit is a major surprise given they were the top seeds in the competition, which they have won on 10 previous occasions and were only denied an 11th success by Croatia in last year’s final.

In the final, Paire will face Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, who topped 20-year-old qualifier Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4.

Paire will face Spanish 11th seed Pablo Carreno Busta who beat Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(7) 6-0

The left-handed Indian, ranked 89, could convert just one of his five break chances to suffer a 3-6 5-7 loss to his French opponent in a match that lasted one hour and 10 minutes on Tuesday night.

Prajnesh Gunneswaran, ranked 89th in the world, beat his German rival 6-3 6-4 in a match that lasted one hour and 13 minutes on Sunday night.

The Indo-Canadian got a walkover in their quarterfinal clash against France’s Benoit Paire and Swiss Stan Wawrinka.

In the quarter-finals, Tsitsipas will meet French 10th seed Benoit Paire, who ousted US fifth seed John Isner 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.

Rafael Nadal, bidding for a 12th title at the tournament, swept past Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Londero 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.

Playing his maiden singles main draw at this level, the Indian left-hander Prajnesh Gunneswaran shocked the fancied French player 7-6 (5) 6-4 in one hour and 29 minutes.

Asia’s top player and the world number six will meet Huburt Hurkacz in the second round at the Aviation Club after the Pole beat French qualifier Corentin Moutet 6-3, 7-5.

After fighting through a 45-minute first set the 33-year-old Wawrinka needed just 26 more minutes to salt away the first-round victory as the moody Paire had unleashed a trademark racquet smash after dropping the opening set.

“It’s never easy winning like this, Dom played a tough first round. It’s never easy winning like this,” said the teenager.

Roger Federer will play the winner of the tie between France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Croatia’s Milos Raonic on Wednesday after recieving a bye in the first round.

The Bosnian, who won both the St Petersburg and Moscow tournaments last year, slumped to a 6-1 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 loss to the world number 217.

Rafael Nadal blew past patchy Frenchman Benoit Paire while Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev registered victories at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament on Thursday.

Andy Murray was due to play France’s Benoit Paire in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday, but he had admitted on Sunday morning that there was a chance he could pull out if his body didn’t feel right

Roger Federer is once again seen as the favourite and is gunning to win Wimbledon for a ninth time. He will begin his title defence against Dusan Lajovic.

Roger Federer extended his grass court winning streak to 18 matches, including his titles in Stuttgart last week and at Halle and Wimbledon last year.

Kei Nishikori of Japan beat Benoit Paire to advance to the next round of French Open. He will next play Giles Simon.

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